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referendum
-dums [New Latin, from Latin, neuter of referendus, gerundive of referre to refer] : the submission to popular vote of a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative ;also : the
Voter on election duty
Voter on election duty, means any Presiding Officer, polling officer, any other public servant or any polling agent who
Suffrage
Suffrage [fr. suffragium; etymology uncertain], vote; elective franchise; voice given in a controverted point; aid; assistance. See ELECTORAL FRAN-CHISE. The right or privilege of
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Speaker of the House of Commons
following:-To preside, as Chairman of the House, at its debates when not in committee; to give a casting vote, when the votes are equal, which according to practice he gives in favour of a motion or bill
Returning Officer
officer (see REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS). In parliamentary elections the returning officer, if registered, is to have the casting vote but no other vote, by the Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers Act, 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 84)
Resolution
a simple majority of members; (b) Extraordinary, i.e., a resolution passed by three-fourths of such members entitled to vote as are present in person or by proxy (where proxies are allowed) at a general meeting, of which
Parochial electors
Parochial electors, the persons entitled to vote at an election of parish councillors shall be the persons entitled to vote by the Representation of the
Libraries (Public)
the ratepayers, of free public libraries in municipal boroughs, Improvement Act districts, and parishes, in England, by the vote of a majority of two-thirds of the inhabitants, taking by voting papers, 'and not otherwise,' (Act of 1890,
Electoral franchise
Electoral franchise. (1) The qualifications entitling persons to vote at Parliamentary elections. A brief sketch of the changes up to 1884 in (a) Counties, and (b) Boroughs
Election
S.C. Hawtrey, 1956, p. 90, H.M. Barclay, 3rd Edn., p. 1970. Is the choosing for the office by vote, Webster American Dictionary, p. 139. In certain cases voting by post or by proxy is allowed, Parliamentary Practice,
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